Veterinary Medical Officer

US Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; Douglas (AZ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

US Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) seeks a Veterinary Medical Officer in Veterinary Services to manage import and export operations at the Port Office and oversee related facilities to ensure the safe international movement of live animals, aquaculture, germplasm, and select agents or animal products that could introduce animal diseases.

The role requires meeting education and experience requirements, including specialized veterinary expertise and readiness to work within a

Qualifications

• Specialized experience in veterinary medicine and public health may be required.
• Experience in diagnose and control of animal diseases.
• Understanding of epidemiology, diagnostics, and environmental factors related to veterinary diseases.

Responsibilities

• Manage import and export operations at the Port Office for live animals, aquaculture, germplasm, and related materials.
• Oversee other import/export-related facilities within the area to ensure safe international movement and disease prevention.

Job description

You will serve as a Veterinary Medical Officer in Veterinary Services (VS), responsible for overall import and/or export operations at the assigned Port Office. You will also oversee other import and/or export-related facilities within your area to ensure the safe international movement of live animals, aquaculture, germplasm, and, when necessary, organisms, vectors, select agents, animal products, by-products, or associated materials that could introduce animal diseases. Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement, including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below.

All applicants must meet the Basic Requirement outlined in the Education section below.

FOR THE GS-12 LEVEL: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-11 level) that may have been obtained in the private or public (local, county, state, Federal) sectors which demonstrates:

• Diagnose and effectively control or treat animals infected or exposed to disease.
• Investigate factors of veterinary diseases such as etiology, management, diagnostics, microbiology, basic epidemiology and environmental factors.
• 1 year of experience employed as a professional Veterinarian.

OR Successful completion of a Master's degree in an area of specialization including, but not limited to: animal science, avian medicine, food safety, infectious diseases, veterinary clinical sciences, pathobiology, biomedical sciences, veterinary anatomy, veterinary preventive medicine, comparative biological sciences, epidemiology, veterinary parasitology, molecular veterinary biosciences, public health, microbiology, pathology, immunology, laboratory animal medicine, toxicology, wildlife, zoological animal medicine, or other sciences related to the work of a veterinary medical officer position.

OR RESIDENCY / POST GRADUATE TRAINING PROGRAM FOR THE GS-12 GRADE LEVEL: Successful completion of two years of an internship, residency program, or fellowship training program in a discipline related to the position. Applicants should provide a certificate or letter documenting the completion of this program.

TRANSCRIPTS are required. This position requires specific coursework or a degree in a specific field to be basically qualified. this education must have been successfully completed and obtained from an accredited school, college or university.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.